The month of October hosts UK Black History Month, World Mental Health Day, and the anniversary of the Human Genome Project. Inspired by all three, Elisavet [EDIT Lab first-year PhD student] and Elena [EDIT Lab 2020-2021 MSc student] discuss the need to diversify genetics research for the continual progress of…
In this blog, we interviewed research assistant Bridie MacDonald about her work in IAPT. What is the difference between a psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) and a high intensity (HIT) CBT Therapist? PWP and HIT CBT Therapist are both psychological therapists in NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT)…
I have spent almost 3 years involved in Global Mental Health research. Global Mental Health research spans countries, cultures, languages and philosophies, however, this field still largely operates through a typical Global Health Model of North-South learning. This model upholds a flawed assumption that Western institutions know best, even if…
In this blog, PhD student Meg Skelton and Placement student Jade Pusey discuss internet enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
In our next EDIT Lab blog installment, Zain discusses the replication crisis facing the field of psychiatry and how self-reported measures may, in part, be a contributing factor. It is a widely accepted fact that the ‘replication crisis’ exists in psychiatry. The replication crisis refers to a situation…
Imbalances in mental health research samples are a key area of work in this day and age. This article highlights the need to improve engagement for men, exploring the reasoning behind inter-gender differences in participation and the great need for righting this. Written by Babak Saghari, Neuroscience Graduate. In such…
In the last EDIT Lab blog post, Jess interviewed four mental health clinicians about the way in which the COVID-19 pandemic might be influencing symptoms of anxiety of depression. In this blog post, she continues the conversation with Dr Georgina Krebs, Dr Victoria Rodriguez, Dr Evengelos Vassos and Dr Richard…
The RAMP study has shown that a lot of participants have experienced worsening symptoms of anxiety and depression since lockdown was announced.EDIT Lab PhD student, Jess, interviewed four clinicians to help understand the ways in which the pandemic may be impacting mental health
In this blog, placement student Emma Bishop reviews ‘Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine’ and explores research in this field.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed every aspect of life as we know it. But how have these changes impacted us? There is an urgent need for research exploring this.
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